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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israeli Monopolists Barred from Granting Discriminatory Rebates

A few days ago, the Central District Court handed down its ruling in the lawsuit filed by Aviad Concrete and Clay Industries against Nesher Israel Cement Enterprises. The suit concerned Nesher’s rebate policy to its...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Merging without Approval: Strauss Group Might Pay ILS 111 million

The Israel Competition Authority’s Director General recently announced that, subject to a hearing, she intends to rule that Strauss and Wyler Farm violated the Economic Competition Law and implemented a merger that could harm...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Algorithm-Based Pricing – the Next Challenge in Competition Law?

The uptrend in businesses’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) now includes algorithm-based pricing, which is raising concerns about harm to competition. More and more companies have been implementing algorithm-based pricing...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

ICA Request for Information: Foreign Company Fined

The Israeli Competition Director General recently announced he had reached an agreement with the British pharmaceutical company Leadiant Biosciences. According to the agreement, Leadiant undertook to pay ILS 110,000 to the...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Drastic Measures to Reduce Concentration and Increase Competition in the Israeli Food and Toiletries Market

The Israeli Ministry of Finance and the Competition Authority published a public appeal to submit positions with regard to their plan to reduce concentration and increase competition in the food and toiletries market, which...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Doing Business in Israel through Agents and Distributors

Most international companies prefer operating in Israel through domestic business partners, rather than setting up their own local operation. Such local partners – distributors or agents – assume all or a portion of the local...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Public Corporations and Public Announcements – between the Rock of Israeli Competition Law and the Hard Place of Securities Law

Companies’ public disclosures about their business operations are quite common. However, they are also fraught with concerns about violating the Israeli Economic Competition Law.   Public announcements in the media may...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israeli Draft Bill Obligates Monopolists to Publish Financial Statements

On May 11, 2022, a draft bill to amend the Companies Law passed a preliminary reading in the Israeli parliament. The draft bill seeks to obligate companies falling under the definition of “monopolist” pursuant to the Economic...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israeli Competition Authority Taking Strict Position toward Vertical Price Maintenance Arrangements

A few days ago, the Israeli Competition Authority published for public comments draft public statement 1/22, presenting its position on vertical price maintenance arrangements. The final public statement 1/22 will replace the...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Amendment to Israeli Competition Rules – RPM Arrangements

The block exemption for non-horizontal arrangements recently underwent a significant change. Beyond changing the name of the block exemption to “Rules of Economic Competition,” a significant amendment was introduced relating...more

Jones Day

Global Merger Control Update 2020

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Merger control enforcement continues to surge around the world and reaches well beyond the largest and traditionally most active enforcers (e.g., United States, European Commission, China, and Brazil). Beyond these countries,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Four Things Compliance Practitioner Should Know About the Eurasian Economic Union

Four Things Compliance Practitioner Should Know About the Eurasian Economic Union - An effective Compliance risk management at emerging markets for any business significantly depends on timeous observation of changes in...more

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Israel’s Anti-Concentration Law Presents Unique PE Opportunity

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In December 2013, Israel introduced new legislation — the Law for the Promotion of Competition and Reduction of Concentration — designed to break the dominance of large corporations and strengthen competition in the country’s...more

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